Apr 30, 2011

In Baule, on the Atlantic west coast of France, horse-surfing sees surfers travelling across waves at speeds of up to 35mph while attached to a galloping stallion on the beach.

The new adrenalin craze was created by pro kitesurfer Harold Quinquis while in search of new thrills.

“We have friends who go down to the beach on their horses and enjoy galloping in the waves,” Mr Quinquis said. “You can never go as fast on a surfboard as you can on a horse - and I thought it would be great to be able to go that fast.

“Then we came up with the idea of attaching the board to the saddle and being dragged along.” Mr Quinquis says it’s difficult to get used to at first, but once you master it, “it's fantastic”.

Apr 28, 2011

Inspired by pioneering outdoorsman Yvon Chouinard's freewheeling 1968 van trip to Patagonia (he founded/named the brand after the region) a band of bliss-seeking surfer-mountaineers set out to remake the journey by boat.

Apr 16, 2011

The FBI need your help. Detectives are hoping that someone can help them solve a 12-year-old murder mystery that has baffled them.

The body of Ricky McCormick was discovered dumped in a field in Missouri in 1999 and in his pocket police found two cryptic notes written in code, but in spite of efforts by code-breakers across America the bizarre messages still hasn't been cracked.